Four teens injured in Cranbourne crash

A 19-year-old woman critically injured in a horror smash suspected to have been caused by street racing in Melbourne's south-east continues to fight for her life.

The Cranbourne woman was among four teenagers hospitalised after the crash.

A spokeswoman for The Alfred hospital said the injured woma's condition was critical but stable on Saturday morning.

A Holden Commodore and a Ford Falcon were travelling side by side in the south-bound lane of the South Gippsland Highway in Cranbourne about 11.30 on Thursday night, when the Ford clipped the other car.

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Both cars mounted the median strip and crashed into a concrete pole, a police spokesman said.

Terrible crash at Cranbourne. Police say the drivers were drag racing. Somehow no one killed.. One person critical pic.twitter.com/CgHZsWxqp8

Paramedics arrived to find both cars in flames, and worked for half an hour to free the 19-year-old from the Ford. She had head injuries and burns to her arms, back and legs and was flown to The Alfred, an Ambulance Victoria spokesman said.

The driver of the Ford, an 18-year-old Lynbrook man, was taken to The Alfred with minor injuries. He has since been discharged.

The Commodore was driven by an 18-year-old Cranbourne man who was taken to the Dandenong Hospital with minor injuries, while a 19-year-old male passenger also from Cranbourne was taken to The Alfred with serious injuries. The 18-year-old driver was discharged from the Dandenong Hospital on Friday, while the 19-year-old passenger remains at The Alfred in a stable condition.

Detective Acting Sergeant Ben Howie told radio 3AW it was lucky that no one was killed in the smash.

“It's staggering that someone has survived, or anyone has survived this ... You've essentially got one vehicle on top of the other,” he said.

Detective Howie said it was likely the cars were exceeding the 80km/h speed limit and that the four teenagers knew each other.

Detectives are urging the occupants of a vehicle that is believed to have followed the two cars and slowed down immediately after the crash, possibly stopping at the scene, to contact Crime Stoppers even if they have already spoken to police.

It is not known if the occupants are known to those involved in the crash.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.